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Time seems to go so fast during the holidays.  Decorations, presents, food, familia, and friends make up the whirlwind that is the holidays.  Let’s take time out together to think of those people that made a special impact in our lives: our mentors.  Whether a teacher, coach, family member or friend these special people in… [Read More]

Los Tweens is proud to share with our readers this holiday drive to brighten the holiday season for immigrant children who are spending the season alone in U.S. detention centers.       Imagine your tween being threatened and surrounded by violence so heinous that it is unsafe for them to travel even to school. … [Read More]

How to involve your Tweens in the kitchen Several years ago, I shared ways to entertain tweens on Thanksgiving and one of the ways was to involve them in the kitchen. There were simple ideas like having them mash potatoes, top the sweet potato casserole and mix pie filling.  This year, I want to take… [Read More]

  I sat down for lunch with Miss Cuba Kelly Saks planning to discuss beauty tips but ended up discussing the essence of Los Tweens – maintaining cultural identity.  Kelly was born, raised and educated in the United States and has never visited Cuba.   But her cultural roots are so strong that the Miss… [Read More]

Trident – See what Unfolds With tweens and teens, you can almost rely daily on an ‘unscripted momento’- it’s a fun and often challenging age that is filled with sorpresas! From foods to music to visiting a new park or playing outside or just telling you about their school day- a tween’s need to tell… [Read More]

By Vianney Rodriguez This has to be one of the greatest ideas ever brought to the table. Obviously, a terrific mom invented this idea. Breakfast is one of my favorite meals so; I get a little giddy when my kids ask for breakfast for dinner. I’m in. Breakfast tostadas are hearty, easy and adaptable to… [Read More]

Tropical Storm Isaac Revives Stress-relieving, ‘Be Ready’ Ideas Living in South Florida has taught our family about the need to avoid “hurricane madness”- the collective      anxiety that takes over our local community when a storm enters the ‘forecast cone.’  The cone helps predict a storm’s path and local newscasts decipher it for days… [Read More]

By Art Rodriguez, Latino Foodie With the temperature rising, it is getting harder to stay in the kitchen for any length of time. The blazing sun fills our LatinoFoodie kitchen with its warmth to the point of broiling our potted house plants. The doggies pant for relief as the kids slowly disintegrate into the couch. Just… [Read More]

As LosTweens & Teens continues to broaden its Editorial focus, we’re introducing various Series that are important topics for our parents. A new contributor joins us to discuss the ‘sensitive’ topic of developing hormones- an issue we all will face. The story is being reproduced en Español so stay tuned for more. We hope you’ll share your… [Read More]

‘To Party or NOT to Party?” – that WAS the pregunta! Part II- We did it! How it went and what we learned So much for the ‘gringo’ being the sensible one! My husband- a.k.a. ‘el gringo’ as his all-Latino friends call him for growing up in South Florida’s Hialeah community- enjoyed the super fiesta… [Read More]